Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club-Zugló commonly known as BVSC-Zugló is a professional football club based in Zugló, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club was founded in 1911. Its football section became closed in 2001, but has now reopened, while other sections that are still operational are table tennis, wrestling, water polo. The table tennis department won the European Cup of 1980 and several national championships.
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| Full name | Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club-Zugló Közhasznú Egyesület | ||
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| Short name | BVSC-Zugló | ||
| Founded | 1911 | ||
| Ground | Szőnyi úti Stadion, Budapest | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Owner | Kristóf Szathmáry | ||
| Manager | Flórián Urbán | ||
| League | NB II | ||
| 2022–23 | NB III (East), 1st of 20 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
The football team reached in the years 1996 and 1997 twice the Hungarian Cup final and was runner up in the national championship in 1996.
History
On 18 July 2012, BVSC started an adult team after 10 years of pause. The team are going to compete in the Budapest Labdarugó Szövetség IV.[1][2]
In 2019, the club were promoted to the Budapest bajnokság I after winning the 2018-19 Budapest bajnokság II.
In May 2020, the club were promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság III after finishing first in the Budapest championship.[3] The 2019-20 Budapest Bajnokság I was interrupted and finally terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gábor Horváth, director of the football department, said that the club were eligible to enter the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III and the club would meet all the requirements to play at the third tier.
On 28 July 2021, former Hungarian national team player, Ákos Buzsáky, was appointed. The main aim of the club was to get promoted to Nemzeti Bajnokság II.[4]
In the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season, the club finished second.[5]
In March 2022, the club announced that refugees from the Russo-Ukrainian War can do sports for free at the club.[6]
On 1 June 2022, Ákos Buzsáky was removed from his position.[7]
On 22 June 2022, Flórián Urbán was appointed as the new manager of the club.[8]
In 2022–23, BVSC-Zugló finished 1st in NB III East and promotion to NB II for the first time in history in 20 years via promotion relegation play-off after defeat Szentlőrinc 1-2 and play in second tier since 2003–04.
On 9 April 2023, BVSC beat Körösladány 8–0. On 16 April 2023, BVSC beat Putnok by 3-0 and won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság III season.[9]
On 2 August 2023, Paulo Vinicius, former Fehérvár FC pleayer, was signed by the club.[10]
On 30 November 2023, Tamás Szekeres was appointed as the new coach of the club.[11]
In the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season, BVSC were struggling to avoid relegation. However, the club had surprising results such as beating Győri ETO FC 1–0 at home on 4 February 2024.[12][13]
Name changes
As most other Hungarian sports clubs BVSC was subject to numerous changes of its name throughout its history. Here is a list of names that were in use by the club:
- 1911–1945 MAVOSZ Budapesti VSC
- 1945-? Vasutas Előre SC (after merger with Budapesti MÁV Előre)
- ?-1948 MÁV Konzum Vasutas Előre
- 1948–1954 Budapesti Lokomotív SK
- 1954-1956 Budapesti Törekvés SE (after merger with Budapesti Előre SK and Budapesti Postás SK)
- 1956-1990 Budapesti VSC (after demerger of Budapesti Előre SK and Budapesti Postás SK)
- 1990-1991 BVSC-Mávtransped
- 1992-1992 BVSC-Novép
- 1992-1996 BVSC-Dreher
- 1996-1997 Budapesti VSC
- 1997-1998 BVSC-Zugló FC
- 1998-1999 BVSC-Zugló
- 1999-2001 Budapesti VSC
- 2001-2011 BVSC-Zugló FC
- 2011- BVSC-Zugló
Players
Current squad
- As of 31 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player} |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | DF |  HUN | Márton Ábrahám |
| 17 | MF | HUN | Richárd Csősz |
| 18 | MF |  SRB | Nikola Mitrović |
| 19 | MF | HUN | Péter Gergely |
| 20 | FW | HUN | Máté Balogh (on loan from MTK Budapest II) |
| 21 | FW |  SVK | András Mészáros |
| 22 | GK | HUN | Benedek Kovács |
| 23 | DF | HUN | Vinícius |
| 24 | DF | HUN | Máté Szádvári |
| 25 | DF | HUN | Ákos Király |
| 26 | MF | HUN | Patrik Hidi |
| 34 | GK | HUN | Norbert Szemerédi |
| — | GK | HUN | Zsombor Petroff |
| — | MF | HUN | Gergő Szalánszki |
Non-playing staff
Management
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Kristóf Szatmáry |
| Vice-president | Sándor Tóth |
| Managing director | Gábor Szentpáli |
Honours
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Runners-up (1): 1995–96
- Magyar Kupa:
- Nemzeti Bajnokság III:
- Winners (1): 2022–23
Seasons
Managers
Péter Szabó (1951–1952)- Béla Kállói (1953)
- István Baráth (1953–1954)
- Tivadar Király (1954)
- László Fenyvesi (1955–1957)
- László Balogh (1957)
- Ede Moór (1957–1960)
- Gábor Kiss (1960–1961)
- Jenő Stahl (1961)
- László Fenyvesi (1961–1962)
- László Keszei (1962–1963)
- János Gyarmati (1964–1968)
- Ferenc Szigeti (1969–1970)
- Béla Marosvári (1970–1973)
- György Mezey (1973–1977)
- Mihály Vasas (1977)
- Mihály Ubrankovics (1978–1981)
- András Borbély (1981–1982)
- Antal Szentmihályi (1982–1983)
- László Halácsi (1983–1985)
- József Farkas (1985–1986)
- József Both (1987–1988)
- István Kisteleki (1988–1992)
- József Both (1992–1993)
- Imre Garaba (1993)
- Sándor Egervári (1993–1996)
- László Dajka (1996–1997)
- György Mezey (1997)
- György Bognár (1997–1998)
- István Sándor (1998)
Dragan Sekulić (1999)- József Tajti (1999)
- Tibor Simon (1999–2001)
- József Dzurják (2001–2002)
- Tamás Futó (2003–2004)
- there were no professional team (2004–2012)
- András Hernády (2013–2015)
- Ákos Balogh (2015–2017)
- László Varga (2017–2018)
- Gabala Krisztián (2018–2020)
- Ákos Buzsáky (2021–2022)
- Flórián Urbán (?-2023)
- Tamás Szekeres (30 November 2023 – present)
Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | GK | Gábor Nagy | Stadler FC | Free | Summer 1998 |
| # | DF | János Kertész | Stadler FC | Free | Summer 1998 |
| # | DF | Tibor Pomper | Ferencvárosi TC | Loan Return | Summer 1998 |
| # | DF |  Miroslav Resko | Stadler FC | Free | Summer 1998 |
| # | DF | Csaba Szakos | Miskolci VSC | Undisclosed | Summer 1998 |
| # | DF | Ferenc Szaszovszky | Pécsi MFC | Undisclosed | Summer 1998 |
| # | DF | Zoltán Vincze | Stadler FC | Free | Summer 1998 |
| # | MF |  Djordje Bajic | FK Radnički Niš | Undisclosed | Summer 1998 |
| # | MF | Viktor Brovcenko | PFC Nyva Vinnytsia | Undisclosed | Summer 1998 |
| # | MF | Zoltán Molnár | Stadler FC | Free | Summer 1998 |
| # | MF | Attila Polonkai | Szeged LC | Loan Return | Summer 1998 |
| # | FW | Zsolt Füzesi | Stadler FC | Free | Summer 1998 |
| # | FW | Szabolcs Szegletes | Veszprémi LC | Undisclosed | Summer 1998 |
In Europe
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | Qualifying Round |  | Barry Town FC | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–4(p) |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Qualifying Round |  | FC Balzers | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| 1. Round |  | Real Betis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Record by country of opposition
- Correct as of 5 July 2010
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00 |
P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost
Notable members in other sports
- Gábor Gergely, table tennis world champion
- Ferenc Kiss, wrestler, coach with BVSC
- László Schell, ice hockey referee, former player
References
External links
- Official website (in Hungarian)
- Official site Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine